Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: St. Paul, MN
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780873518949
Description: Indigenous peoples have always made the most of nature’s gifts. Their menus were truly the “original local,” celebrated here in 135 home-tested recipes paired with stories from tribal activists, food researchers, families, and chefs.
  Chapters devoted to wild rice, and corn, make clear the crucial role these foods play in Native cultures. The bounty of the region's lakes and streams insipre flavorful combinations and fierce protection of resources. Health concerns have encouraged Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota cooks to return to, and revise, recipes for bison, venison, and wild game. Sections on vegetables and beans, herbs and tea, and maple and berries offer insight from a broad representation of regional tribes, including Winnebago, Menominee, Potawatomi, and Mandan gardeners and harvesters.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foods of this Earth
pagenum: 3; title: Manoomin - Psin - Wild Rice
pagenum: 19; title: Fish and Game
pagenum: 55; title: Gathering
pagenum: 93; title: Vegetables and Beans
pagenum: 125; title: Mandaamin - Corn
pagenum: 167; title: Maple and Berries
pagenum: 197; title: Herbs and Tea
pagenum: 225; title: Good Seeds
pagenum: 246; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 247; title: Resources
pagenum: 249; title: Index
pagenum: 252